Nothin's Gonna Change My World.

Plugs.
A few today. First, there is a new Sunshine, and this one is extra mature. It is number 49, and feature full frontal male nudity and references to pornography. Also the next Chapter (3) in The Story of Jade from Tainted Love Erotic Stories is now loaded. Tainted Love in also mature.

For the kids, there is a new poem from Christopher, called Travail Son. And a new 8 1/2 by Eleven (551). Also, CJ Owen has sent me a draft of his latest 3500 word short story, it pretty good, that will probably be up soon.

Some administration.
I am going to be slowly redesigning my site to be easier to navigate, which also mean some links will change. I am now getting just over 1000 unique visitors a day, that is up 100% for the begining of the year.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Well it is currenly 13 to 2 good guys in the 6th. Also congrat to Hideki Okajima for making the All Star team, Red Sox Nation loves you. Mood: What did Malach say, at least a 12 game lead by the break.

Is this the end?
For the Mars Rovers, we will see, but kudos to NASA for these two robots.

And in Local News.
Why? Seriously dude, you ain't gonna survive long in the jails around here, this I know from working with that population.

UGH.
Great now I will have to watch Sarah Jessica Parkers dog ass face on a 50' screen.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day
My confidence in venturing into science lies in my basic belief that as in science so in Buddhism, understanding the nature of reality is pursued by means of critical investigation: if scientific analysis were conclusively to demonstrate certain claims in Buddhism to be false, then we must accept the findings of science and abandon those claims. - Tenzin Gyatso

I am Malach and nothing will change my world.

Rockstar!

Some interesting plugs.
First, Sunshine 44 is up, this is the first of the "very important" Sunshines Hex FedExed to me yesterday. If you are into the Chronic-iles of Narnia, you will like this one, and yes, I am sure Hex knows how to spell Asland correctly, it is part of the charm of the series. I also colored this one, and already made a t-shirt for it.

Also there are several other things you need to check out, including a art piece I made for the Deck of Many Things. Because the pic used the bodies of a number of my friends, and my wife, that has also been made into a tee.

There is also a anti-Guiliani WoW post from Malach up. Interestingly enough, one will notice the Deceased Dr. Robert J. Murk has commented on the post. That started a little mystery and then this. Can't keep a dead man deceased? We will see . . . .

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
I hate West Coast games, it just started. But the call up of Murphy was kind of a suprise, unless they are really concerned about JD Drews quads.

So, my lawyer buckos (and I know for a fact there are at least 2).
What kind of settlement could we get out of this one?

The level of stupidity.
So sometimes people do stupid things caught in the moment, but then there are people like this. This took a lot of thought, and not once you thought "Hey, maybe this ain't a good idea".

Free at last . .
Free at last, thank God almighty, she's free at last.

OH MY GAWD!
Kill me now.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day
I wanted to sing other types of songs that Simon and Garfunkel wouldn't do. Mother and Child Reunion for example, is not a song that you would have normally thought that Simon and Garfunkel would have done. It's possible that they might have. But it wouldn't have been the same, and I don't know if I would have been so inclined in that direction. So for me it was a chance to break out and gamble a little bit ... The breakup had to do with a natural drifting apart as we got older and the separate lives that were more individual. We weren't so consumed with recording and performing. We had other activities ... there was no great pressure to stay together other than money, which exerted very little influence upon us. ... We didn't need the money. - Paul Simon

I am Malach and I am a rockstar

Something to tell the buckos.

Plugs (sort of).
Check out Malach latest to tick off the Christian Buckos post over at the WoW. I think I am going to do this everyso often, post strange Bible quote there, just for fun.

Also, evidently the webmaster over at Sandlot Softball.com forgot to pay his internet bill . . . so you can't follow Malach's team online right now. It makes it a little tougher for me too, to figure out what plave we are in.

Also, another sort of plug. I just finished the new Wraith webcomic. I will load it tomorrow, as I want to redesign the archive a bit. More on that webcomics future tomorrow.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Well I guess steroids don't help you hit homeruns in Fenway?

Well here's a shock!
They Dibarred Angryman's hero Micheal Nifong. What the hell kind of ethnicity is Nifong anyway?

Speaking of Angryman.
This is another dude you need to read.

Rosie O'Donnel.
Hosting the Price Is Right? Any0ne else see this as a major mistake?

Well, 'tis a bit rusty . .
But I find it interesting what they put in for a time capsule. Leaded gas (which is now illegal), Schlitz Beer, which probably should be illegal, a bottle of downers, and $1200 . . . now tell me again you miss the '50's.

Man.
Kids these days, if it's not the booze it's the smack.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and don't use crack, unless you want to look cool.

Something about Pattie Boyd

Plugs.
There is a new Fetus-X. More anti-war undead stuff. Check out Malach's latest WoW article and make fun of his taste in music.

You are listening too . . .
Something off of Abbey Road. Something was the only George Harrison composition to appear on as an A-side single and the only one to top the American Charts. Both Lennon and McCartney praised the song and the best ever written by Harrison. It also is the second most covered Beatles song of all time.

Something was developed during the recording of The White Album, and based in part of the James Taylor song, Something in the Way She Moves. Most of the White Album was done by the time Harrison had completed the melody of the song, and during a break of editing, began to write the lyrics.

There is some confusion as to what the song is about, most assuming it is about Harrison's the wife Pattie Boyd, and Harrison had told people the song was actually about Ray Charles (Harrison's dry humor). This is interesting as Pattie Boyd might be the woman who has had the most hit songs written about her. Something, Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, Wonderful Tonight are a just a few. As for Pattie herself, pretty hot no?

The original idea was not for the Beatles to record the song, and the song was given to Joe Cocker who released a version of the song 2 months before the Beatles version who had begun to seriously work on it from Abbey Road. The orignal recording was more than 8 minutes long eventually to cut the point it was released at.

Harrison himself has been pretty dismissive of the song, but Lennon called it the best song on the album. By the time they shot the video (I will post it below), they had broken so far apart, they shot the video of the 4 of them in seperate locales and edited it together.

Some of the diverse covers of the song come from Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey, Elvis, The O'Jays, James Brown, Tony Bennet, Perry Cuomo, and Smokey Robinson. Sinatra was especially impressed with the song and called it "the greatest love song ever written" and his "all time favorite Lennon-McCartney song" (he even introduced it that way for years).

The Mood of Red Sox Nation
Welcome to Boston Barry Bonds.

There are people you don't mess with . .
and the HOFF is one of them.

Ahh the War.
It will be see where this one heads.

Hey the NBA finals are over.
Anyone actually watch any of this?

They are so weird in Oklahoma.
Of course, they would have buried a horse in Texas.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and there is something in the way I move.

The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

Plugs.
Sunshine 42 is up, and I hope you like trains. Also Malach left an interesting pic, and message to the buckos on the DOMT.

The Raccoon.
So I caught the raccoon in the garbage yesterday for the first time, and it was only 7:30PM and still light out. The thing is huge, like the Jabba the Hutt of raccoons. So I yelled out the window "Hey!". He stopped, stood up on his hind legs, and I swear he flipped me off and ran off.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Another win, and Pap looked like his old self today. The Mood: Barry Bonds in Fenway this weekend . . that should be interesting.

Gotta Love Paleontology.
They always find cool stuff. Isn't that right Carl Everett?

Speaking of Dinosaurs . .
YAY!

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach your Mr. Right

Christ you know it ain't easy ..

Plugs.
8 1/2 by Eleven has returned with a new strip about bikini clad cartoon tramps. Speaking of scantily clad cartoon tramps (I am gonna catch Hell for this comment from a couple of people, but what the hey) . . . Welcome back to the US, C.Rag. C.Rag has also promised me some fiction to post too . . . well see if this reminds her

You are listening too . .
Another Malach fave, Ballad of John and Yoko. This was a single released prior to Abbey Road, and recorded during the Get Back session which would basically turn into eventually Let It Be/Abbey Road.

Before we start a little bit about the Get Back sessions. By the end of '68 and the release of The Beatles, McCartney was eager to perform in public again. The other band members, most especially Harrison were very resistent. A compromise was the the band would shoot a television concert in some location and later release the recording as a live album.

The live performance/recording did occur on January 30th of 1969, their famous Apple Building rooftop concert, that was eventually shut down by the police after 20 or so minutes but several of the recorded song did make it onto the Let It Be album.

The Beatles ended up recording hundreds of hours of recordings at Twickenham Studios including a number of songs that would appear on Abbey Road, a number would appear on Beatles solo albums, and a bunch of cover songs.

Those sessions were consider disasterous by all the band members and the groups even discussed breaking up 3 days into the sessions. Lennon was extremely dissatisfied and fighting a growing heroin addiction, and he was eager to explore his solo music. Yoko One being a constant presence at everything John was doing, was at was also a strain on their relationships. McCartney's attempts to keep the band together comes across as controlling. Harrisom walked out on the band for an extended period. Things were so bad, George Martin was reluctant to work on Abbey Road unless things were assured to be better.

So interestingly, the album which was to become Let It Be, was recorded before Abbey Road. But because of The Beatles dissatisfaction with the album; it went through 2 producers, 3 to 4 different final pressings, until you got the Phil Spector produced one you hear today, but that is a later story.

Ballad of John and Yoko was a song, primarily written by Lennon, and only recorded by Lennon and McCartney. Lennon had a inspiration for the song, and instead of waiting for Harrison (who was on vacation), and Starr (who was filiming a movie) recorded it themselves.

The song chronicles fairly obviously, the events surrounding Lennon's marriage to Yoko Ono and their subsequest activities together including the Bed In, their honeymoon, and their bagism philosophy.

Lennon did the lead, played lead and acoustic guitar, while McCartney did the harmony, bass, drums, piano, and maracas.

The song was banned by several US stations for the use of the word "Christ" and the phrase "They're gonna crucify me". Also it was banned in Spain, because of the line saying Gibraltar was near Spain, and that was a hot button issue for that country in 1969.

Paris Hilton, the Second Coming.
See what jail has done for Paris . . . she has found God, she wants to change her celebrity personality . . . Malach has a make over for you Paris, can you say Mother Theresa? Or at least Anglina Jolie (anyone remeber her and Billy Bob Thorton, and the passionate kiss she gave her brother? Look at here now, humanitarian . . anorexic, but a humanitarian.

Speaking of Phil Spector.
Let update your on our favorite nutty genius.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Day off.

The Sopranos.
So Malach doesn't get HBO anymore, at the old house he used to steal it, but now . . I miss the Sopranos, and will get them all on DVD sooner or later. I love to listen to these idiots not understand the show, how it is now all about, gangsters, and violence. David Chase has flimed some of the most intriguing dream sequences ever, and his plots are fantastic. Many people are pissed about the ending. Basically Tony goes into a resturant with the family, and it fades to black with the potential that something could of happened. I love it. You see, this show was about life, and that ending is life.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach, now he got to finish season 6.

Numbah 9

Plugs.
One I forgot to tell you about yesterday. ChuckaConde the shirt and also the mousepad.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Kind of back on track, trying to win series, won 2 out of three in Arizona, keep this up they will be fine. The Mood: Our lead is shrinking!

Hey, the price of gas in down.
It only averaging $3.11 a gallon across the US. Locally BJ Wholesale (North Dartmouth, MA) had it at $2.85 yesterday.

Hey Everybody.
Paris is sorry and hopes everyone can find it in their hearts to meet the kindler gentler Paris Hilton.

Hi, I am Wesley Snipes.
And you see the IRS is going after me because I am black.

Uhh, Wesley Snipes, the IRS don't care who your are when you owe them millions of dollars. And yes, they are focusing on you, not so much because you are black, but because you owe them millions of dollars. See how that works?

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and I caught you a delicious bass.

Something I forgot to tell you. . .

But first plugs . .
Part two of Along the Road in Tainted Lover Erotic Stories(TLES) is up. As always TLES is rated Mature 18+.


Something I forgot to tell you.
As many of you know, Malach is a pretty good slowpitch softball player. Not only is he a good pitcher, but he is also a pretty good batter. I am currently batting in the low .600's, and my lifetime average is about that.


Now, strike outs do occur in slow pitch softball, Malach usually pitches 5 -10 a year. Malach has struck out also in the past, and he did for the first time in about 3 years Wednesday. Count was 3 balls and 2 stikes, low arc, I thought it would hit before the strike zone, clipped the edge . . . don't worry, weird game, I struck out 2 of their batters (both with Knuckle Balls, nasty wind). That is 5 for the year and we aren't even halfway through the season.


The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Always interleague for the BoSox, in National League Parks. Up against the Diamondbacks tonight. Beckett hit 2 homers last year in Interleague play. Mood: Let's get back on a win streak.


That thing after my Garbage.
Yeah it was a raccon, my wife caught it last night . . . it was the size of a Rotweiller.


BOO HOO WAHHH WAHHH
Kudos to Judge Michael T. Suaer for sticking by his guns and sticking Paris back in the clink. Paris does not deserve special treatment, and I would put her in with the general population. Also Paris's behavior; girl your 26 years old, Mommy and Daddy's money can't get you out of all your trouble, why don't you, Lohan, and Britney start setting good examples for the young girls of this world.


And her behavior upon leaving the courtroom, I'd charge he rwith disturbing court too. The CNN video is mildly entertaining. That rag TMZ got a bunch of stuff to peruse too. I have also decided to add the job of Sociallite to my resume.


So uh ..
How much is the over/under on when Satan calls in his favors with Dick Cheney?


Damn.
Serously, how do you cut off a leg with a pocket knife, nevermind your own?


ChuckaConde . .
ChuckaConde
ChuckaConde


ChuckaConde, let me rock you
Let me rock you, ChuckaConde
Let me rock you, that's all i wanna do
ChuckaConde, let me rock you
Let me rock you, ChuckaConde
Let me rock you, let me feel for you
ChuckaConde let me tell you what i wanna do
Do you feel for me, the way i feel for you
ChuckaConde let me tell you what i wanna do
I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too
Let me take you in my arms
Let me fill you with my charms, Chucka
'cause you know that i'm the one to keep you warm
Chucka, i'll make you more than just a physical dream
I wanna rock you, Chucka
Baby, cause you make me wanna scream
Let me rock you, rock you

Yeah, gotta pull that one out everyso often, making t-shirt of it tonight.


Malach's Quote/Video of the Day.
Thank you, officer. We love the police. - Paris Hilton (Yes that is Paris's godawful music on her website, Dr. Murk has a great quote on that "It soundd like Britney sing in a Jamaican Toilet").


I am Malach, and Paris, the stars may be blind, but the paparazzi ain't.

We all want to change the world

Plugs.
Sunshine number 41 is up, and all I can say to that is YEEEEHHHAAAWW!

Also, Malach's Slow Pitch Softball Pitching Primer has gone nuts, and since I reloaded it I have gotten close to 35 emails about it, and it has gotten a TON of link from several popular softball forums. I got two emails today requesting I put up a YouTube video about it. Well, that is going to happen buckos . . . stay tuned.

The WoW has interesting article up today including an recipe for Mussels from the Angry Piper. And an article by moi about my adventures in going green and compact flourescent blubs part one.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
This is the first three game losing streak we have had this season, still 9 games up, we will back on track tonight, trust me. Mood: Trust me.

Stem Cells.
A break through, perhaps, but we need to study it more. Hurry up though, I need a new elbow.

Wiitis.
Hehehehehe . . hey I am onld enough to remember the severe friction burn stigmata you got from playing Mario Party . . . .

Boy do I miss Ratzy's blog . .
I would of loved to have heard what he says about this.

Dare I print it?
More good news about global warming . .

Gotta Love Stan Lee.
He's so Cukoo . .

Mrs. Tom Brady.
Please stand up! And no she was not the first "celebrity" . . Malach was the preaching this years ago.

See.
Satellites are good for something more than Google Spying.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and Revolution rocks.

Don't Pass Me By, Don't Make Cry, Don't Make Me Blue!

Pluggage
There is a new Sunshine, number 40, it is up and just loaded about hour ago. Also, Malach has some plugs that helps him make some money and stay in business. I will diligently be working on more products in the coming weeks. First, a big request and finally up. Perhaps my most popular image on this website, and one I see all over the internet as people's backgrounds on MySpace, FaceBook, MSN Space, and such. All Apologies, the Poster. As an added bonus, I am more than willing to sign them if you buy one, email me for details.

Also, for you KMP Softball groupies, I have started making KMP Fan Gear, and since the lot of you are drunks, debuting today is the KMP Beer Stein. I will be making some baby dolls, and other clothing this week. I am also working on a Fat Bug/JesusMan! mixed t-shirt. And it also seems I got my first Zazzle fan . . .

Oh, and if you want to see the worst YouTube video ever made? Go here. Yes, it is FRIGHTENINGLY bad.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
So far 2 from Cleveland, who have the second best record in the AL. Both games played without David Ortiz who has sore hamstrings, and Papelbon was not available to close today's game. And I also noticed the Yankees are sharing the AL East Cellar with the Devil Rays at 14.5 back. Mood: Kinda of Scared.

Barak.
I agree with this Barak. It has the Malach seal of approval.

Ahh Britney.
Rock bottom, and only 25.

Speaking of rock bottom . . .
HEY LINDSAY LOHAN! WAKE UP! YOUR ON TV! DO YOU NEED SOME MORE COCAINE GIRLFRIEND?!?

He's Back!
Dr. Death!

Oh Man!
I can't drive without my daily intake of tequila!

HEHEHE.
And these guys will probably make a million . . . Imagine the legal wrangling 10,000 years from now.

Yeah, it's sick . .
but you know you will be watching.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and you like you do.

OK, I am Convinced; The Boston Celtics are cursed!

No Plugs.
Been busy again!

The Celtics.
Malach has not been a huge fan of the Celtics since their 80's glory days. I lost interest as the direction of the NBA changed dramatically and as the Celtics once great franchise started to wallow in misery. I have recently got a bit more interested in the NBA, and the Celtics as the league has started to shift back to Basketball as opposed to some of the reasons why I left. After tonight, I am now convinced the Celtics are cursed, a yet unamed curse, but I will figure this one out.

Len Bias, perhaps he cursed the Celtics . . . after his death, what happened? Reggie Lewis, the whole Tim Duncan fiasco (that year the Celts had somthing like a 65% chance to get the first pick in that lottery and the Spurs who had one of the worst chances got it), screwed up drafts, Rick Pitino, not waiting for players to mature, and now this draft. With the second worse record in the NBA, they had a 40% chance for the number one or number 2 pick, and they ended up with 5. . . .

What now? Well they will probably package someone like Gerald Green and their pick, maybe for Kevin Garnet, but Oden or Durant would have looked good in green. Of course, Memphis had a better chance than the Celts and they ended up 4th.

You are listening too . ..
Blackbird, from The White Album. Another favorite McCartney ballad and truly beautiful song. The song overall is very simple . . . McCartney playing accoustic guitar, a sample of a blackbird singing, and the sound of a electric metronome in the background. Suprisingly, this was a Manson favorite off the album and he based some his thoughts of an upcoming racewar based on messages he got from the song (yeah I don't really see it in this one).

McCartney's inspiration for the song comes from their stay in India, when he was awoken in the early morning by a blackbird singing. The guitar piece of the song is inspired by Bach's Bouree. Notice the playing of multiple notes at similar times.

Lyrically it is a simple song, but very powerful, and in my opinion very symbolic of where McCartney was in his life, ending a long relationship with Jane Asher, and meeting Linda Eastman.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Well Tavarez and Mussina did not match up well for the Sox, but Tavarez no-hit the Yankees for 4 innings, and then they got into the bullpens, the Sox strength and a Yankees weakness . . . 7 - 2 right now top of the 8th. Tomorrow should be interesting Schilling vs. Petite, with Schill coming off a so-so last start. The Mood: Pretty Confident.

Gangs, EBay, and the Ivory Trade.
I am surprised EBay hasn't stopped this . . . of course this gives me tons of ideas for my Jr. Meth Lab . . .

I find it very shocking that . .
The Spirit amd Opportunity Rovers are still functioning 2 years+ after they were supposed to stop. There is a special on this, I think on the Discovery Channel, they play it everyso often.

Ok, here comes a deep joke.
So scientist are releasing a birthcontrol pill that will stop your period . . . didn't they already release it for text messaging and chatroom? Thank you, I will be here all week.

MMMMMM
Coelacanth

Paula Abdul.
Sorry Paula, Brian Greise already used that excuse.

Malach's Quote Video of the Day.

I am Malach and I faked the moonlanding.

That's Shaft I'm Talkin' 'Bout!

Plugs.
Just a new 8 1/2 by Eleven. Number 535. Not really Lucas's best work, but 'tis a set up piece I supposed.

Heroes.
So, Heroes is kind of like a Quentin Tarrantino movie. First they bring back George Takei in a kick ass role, and now, Richard Roundtree. He's a bad motherf- SHUT YOUR MOUTH!. So is Heroes. Nice season ender, with a interesting cliff hanger for Hiro.

Bud Dwyer.
OK, a few of you more morbid types, wanted to know a bit more about the video I posted in yesterday's blog. More specifically about some of the people in the later half of the video: the suicide, and the guy shot in the head while walking by phone booths. The video was a snippet of the Micheal Moore anti-firearms documentary Bowling for Columbine.

The guy blowing his brains out is Bud Dwyer. He was a PA politician, whom after a scandal, basically blew his brains out on live TV after calling a press confernce in 1987. The Filter song Hey Man Nice Shot is based on the incident. You can actually view the entire video at Live Leak (you need to register and present age verification).

The one of the other guy getting shot in front of the phone I remember seeing on TV when I was young. I could not find a ton of info on it and don't remember the names, but the shooter was a father shooting a man who allegedly abused his son.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Well the pitching matchup wasn't good, and I figured this would be a loss. Only 8th inning down by four, we will see. Pitching matchup ain't too good for the tomorrow either.

So uh Clinton Portis . . .
Thinks it's no big deal if Micheal Vick is involved in dog fight, in fact, let's quote the fantasy bust of last year: "If that's what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business." Well Clinton Portis, you see, dog fighting, and using your property for dog fighting is a felony in Virginia. Dumb ass. So with that logic, I should be able to oh, say, murder you?

YAY!
We set a new record today! What, it wasn't a good record, why doesn't anyone ever tell me this?

Your Heroin Addiction.
Is keeping the Taliban alive. That could be a good t-shirt.

Malach's Quote of the Day
One had been dismissed — and subsequently executed — for a foiled assassination attempt on a higher ranking student, a second had been killed in the practice arena, and the third died in his bunk of natural causes — for a dagger in the heart quite naturally ends one's life. - Drizzt Do'Urden

I am Malach and happiness in a warm bath

Lisa Lopes, Amaral Bus Company, and various other shiite

First the plugs.
Sunshine number 38 is up, with some digital manipulation by Malach. It is the perfect little piece to toss up in a MySpace or Forum comment when you win argument, for example here.

Lisa Lopes.
For those of you unsure of who she is, check out the Wikipedia entry. Now Malach is not a fan of TLC, but they are much better than some of the crap on the radio stations that play their type music. Last night, VH1 (Also not a huge fan of VH1), played a documentary called The Last Days of Left Eye. Evidently Lopes filmed much of the last two years of her life for a documentary. She discussed her career, here mental breakdowns, her alcoholism, her 7 year relationship with Andre Rison (who house she burned down), how she was turning her life around in Honduras doing some missionary work, moving away from TLC, her spiritual epiphanies there, the strange coincidences of her journey, her mental breakdowns there, and filiming up to the point of her death . . . they were actually filming inside the vehicle she was driving the moment the accident occured she died in. It was all together fairly powerful and surreal, and worth a watch.

Amaral Bus Company.
Don't EVER use Amaral Bus Company. My wife works with kids with Autism. Today, she and a co-worker took an Amaral bus down to Mystic Aquarium for a trip. About an hours trip. First and foremost, the promised bus did not contain a promised DVD player, and the running water and toilets did not work properly (yeah you take a group of thirty 8 - 12 year old Austic kids for a 2 hour ride in that condition). On the way back from the Aquarium, the bus, overheated and broke down, about 10 miles from the Aquarium. It took Amaral's more than THREE hours to pick up this group in another bus, and bring them home. Whoever took their calls for help on the phone was an ASSHOLE and could really seem to care less. To top it off, the CT. State Police were also rather unhelpful. All this busful of special needs kids wanted was for the police to bring them some antifreeze, so they could limp the bus off the highway to the next exit that had a McDonald's, and for some reason they couldn't even seem to do that.

One of the kids parents drove down there, and he happens to be a deisel mechanic, took one look at the underside and engine of the bus and stated . . "Man, I am surprised this bus made it this far, it looks like it has had no maintenance since it was bought".

So, boycott Amaral Bus. If you need a bus locally, go with Furtado Buslines, or Tremblay Bus.

You are Listening too (BANG, BANG, SHOOT, SHOOT!). . .
Happiness is a Warm Gun off The White Album. Very interesting and underated Beatles song. Primarly written by John Lennon, it has five distinct sections in an under 3 minute song. Lennon himself used it call it the history of rock and roll.

The song begins with a lilting surreal part based on a acid trip, drums, bass, and distorted guitar start up, and then the songs jumps to a ominous sound guitar rift and Lennon emploring "I need a fix" (hence many think the song is about heroin, but Lennon denied this). Then there is a punky steccatto off kilter section. The final section is a doo-wop send up. This songs changing tempos became a huge influence to bands like Radiohead, Mr. Bungle, and more avant garde rock bands.

The biggest and most radical accomplishment is the frequent changes in timing, rythmn, and tempo. Begining in 4/4 time it shifts to 3/4 for the guitar solo and next section, then jumps around to 6/8, 3/4 and then back to 4/4 and 3/4 shifts.

As for what the song in about, the most of it is symbolic and very surreal. At the time, Lennon might have been descending into heroin addiction, but Lennon denied the song was about that even though the lyrics easily fit that. Lennon did state, that the idea for the song came from a Peanuts book entitled Happiness is a Warm Puppy (Bang, Bang, Shoot, Shoot).

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Well. 2 out of 3 from the Braves with Kason Gabbards pulled up from AAA Patuckett to start, and lot of starters resting for 3 games in the Bronx nest three days. They are currently 10.5 up on BALTIMORE and 11 on New York and Toronto. Should be some interesting pitching match ups, and they actually favor the pinstripes. Mood: Yankees Sox, AGAIN.

OH MY GOD!
The Brood is coming.

Damn.
I can't even deal with one wife.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day.

I am Malach and happiness is warm ribeye steak.

We are the gopher girls

A plug or two.
532 of 8 1/2 by Eleven is now up, and ahh, the mystery of the beautiful Leyla! Also, Malach used his Hollywood contacts to post and exclusive trailer to Titanic II: The Surface over at the WoW.

Also, I am not sure if you people are following the continuing sage of Dr. Robert J. Murk, so let me present in some order.

1. Go here
2 The go here
3. Now, go here
4. Then go here

That should somewhat explain it. I think the freemasons got him.

Oh, and you absolutley have to check out Malach's new MySpace song . . Prize if you guess where that one comes from.

Hey, Malach warned you about this a month ago.
Do you have your documents ready?

One night in Paris.
I wonder when the reality special will come out?

The Bee Movie.
OK, this one looks like it could be REALLY funny, or REALLY bad.

This should be interesting.
Y'know the lottery at least in this state makes a TON of money, so I would think they would cover a misprint, and even have some type of insurance for this.

Newgle
New Google coming soon.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation
Double Header won the first one, close right now in the second. If sox win they are 9.5 up in the division. Also nutty Red Sox nation figured out that if the Sox play .500 ball the rest of the season, they will win 97 games, and for the Yankees to catch them, they will have to go 30 games over .500. Mood: Feeling Confident. Also, one of the best color men in the business, Jerry Remy, mad a major flub today, and fell off a table while doing air guitar, when it gets up on YouTube, it will be here first.

9/11
It will be interesting to see what is in these reports.

Speaking of Conspiracies.
When I invent a timemachine, Dealy Plaza, Dallas Texas, November 22, 1963 is one of the very first place I go with a couple of cameras.

Malach's Quote of the Day
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. - Bertrand Russell

I am Malach and life goes on brah!

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Life Goes On, Brah!

Plugs
Rejoice, there is a new Tales of WoW!, Adrift and this one is funny!

You are listening too . . .
A very strange Beatles song, that many people find surprising that was on The White Album. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da . . . is it a fun and popular Beatles song, yet has also been voted worst song of all time (though I can think of thousands of others that fit that bill). Many of the young'uns might remember this being the theme of the TV show Life Goes On.

As for the song, I don't think a lot of people get it. First it is the only reggae song the Beatles ever did or really attempted, and is more in the vein of ska. Of course The Beatles added a bunch of stuff to it (a honky tonk piano rythmn being one), but the killer McCartney bassline is definitely reggae. The song was written mainly by McCartney as a concious nod to the emerging reggae movement. The song employed a number of schemes The Beatles had never used before in a song, and continued to showcase the highly experimental nature of The White Album.

While McCartney mainly wrote the song, Lennon made a major contribution. The song was originally conceived much slower than it's current pace, and Lennon was not pleased with the song. While experimenting with acid, Lennon sped the song up, and the rest of The Beatles were amazed at how good it sounded. It was re-recorded at the higher speed.

The song is rather simple in it's subject matter, and the lyrics are also pretty simple. But listening reveals a whole sub level of sounds, voices, and laughter. In addition, in the second time through the verses, McCartney switches some the wordings as a slip of the tongue, but they never changed it.

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is supposedly a greeting in the Yoruba tribe meaning "Life goes on". The Beatles were actually sued over the saying; a Nigerian Singer clamed he taught the saying to McCartney. It was settled out of court.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
BORED! I hate rainouts. And yet the Yankees still fell another half game behind.

Speaking of the Weather.
Huge rain, thunder storms and rare tornado warning all over New England . . . but we got squat here is SouthEastern MA.

Internal Decapitation.
Wow. Pretty amazing.

Half a Million Dollars.
For some interesting reading?

Let's see.
He 10 months old, named Bubba, and got a gun permit, and a gun for his birthday. I would think this was in Texas.

Phil Spector.
Yeah you killed someone with that haircut.

The positive side to having Herpes.
See, every cloud has a silver lining.

You know what I find interesting.
They like to put our founding fathers on our money. But what about guys like these, who came before Washington? Or especially a guy like John Hanson?

Bo Diddley.
Suffered a stroke today would be a shame to lose him.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and The Grey Album is very interesting.

Won't you come out and play?

Mucho Plugo.
There is a new 8 1/2 by Eleven number 532. Lucas hates the art, but I like it. Friday Night RPG Cartoons number 1.10 is also up and has WAY too many inside jokes, so like 3 people will enjoy it. Sunshine number 37 is also up and I must say, I couldm't disagree with Hex more on this one. Also Malach posted a short article at the WoW, some of you might enjoy.

More Beatles.
Aound the time this album was released, many things in the Beatles lives began to change. The big one being Brian Epstein's death. Lennon got divorced, McCartney and Jane Asher finally ended their stormy relationship, Yoko Ono and Linda Eastman enter the picture, Yellow Submarine the movie premiered, the Beatles went to India, and finally, in January of '69, they began filing and recording Let It Be (recorded before Abbey Road, but we will get into that).

Again the major event was Brian Epstein's death. Espstein had this gift, of keeping the Beatles egos in check and smoothing over hurt feelings, he also handled their business affairs admirably. After his death, no one filled that void. Epstein was perfect at reducing Lennon's ego, buttering up Harrison about his lack of songs on albums, and softening McCartney's almost militaristic psuedo-leadership.

After his death, some further events exacerbated Epstein not being there. Yoko came into the picture, and Lennon refused to leave her side, and they began collaborating artistically. This lead to other girlfriends and wives also being there. Epstein was always adamant about that not occuring, and now no one was there they respected enough to listen too.

For a replacement for Epstein, McCartney wanted Lee Eastman (his soon to be wife Linda's father) as their manager, where the rest of The Beatles wanted super manager Allen Klein. In the past decision like this were always unanimous (with Epstein smoothing out what was in the bands best interest) but this time it was a 3 - 1 vote. After this album it becomes a bit of a quick downward spiral so hold on.

Jerry Falwell.
Well he's dead. I am sure there is a warm place in Hell for him.

Really?
I suppose if your into the slutty drug whore type.

Speaking of Slutty Drug Whores.
Paris doesn't like prison . . . WAHWAHWAH!

Be vewy qwiet.
Phil Spector is huntin' B movie actwesses, heheheheheheheheheheh

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
For once the pitching matchup didn't favor the BoSox. Verlander pitched a beauty. And Tavares v. Maroth tomorrow don't look good either. Mood: Hey their still 8 games up and the NL is coming.

Hey you Danes!
My 4 year old is gonna kick your asses if you don't quit it.

See I told you!
Malach's profile didn't get deleted! It is still right there.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day
Are you going to Punch in the Face Town? - C.Rag

I am Malach, and I ask you . . . Are you going to the Punch in the Face Town?

LADY MADONNA!

Plugs.
Just a weird 8 1/2 by Eleven today (530). I really don't know what Lucas was smoking with this one. Perhaps he has been enjoying my Beatles blogs.

You are listening too . .
Speaking of the Beatles, Lady Madonna, one of those singles released between Magical Mystery Tour and The White Album.

The song was a number one hit in the US, and kind of indicated a change of direction for the Beatles, away from the more process sounds of the psychedelic era to a more blues, garage rock style. The song owe alot to 50's blues/rock, and McCartney (who mostly wrote the tune) stated he was trying to do a Fats Domino impersonation. Domino would actually cover the song in 1968 and it would be his last hot 100 US hit. Ron Scott provides the sax for the song.

The song is novel mix of music, with a standard semi-blues rock out, and strange nasally harmony (nose horns). Also we see Paul hit his utmost range of vocals to some interesting effects. Personally I love when he goes above his range slightly and belts out these tunes, something he will do with future Beatles albums and his solo career. Vocal track is also doubled up through the song.

The lyrics are pretty interesting.

Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
Who finds the money? When you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was Heaven sent?

Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creep in like a nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
See how they run

Lady Madonna, baby at your breast
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest

See how they run

Lady Madonna, lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head
Tuesday afternoon is never ending
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Thursday night you stockings needed mending
See how they run

Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet

It is a subtle juxtaposition of the familar (Lady Madonna, the references to religion) and the not so subtle (basically about a poor woman who trying to make ends meet).

Some more bad news for Dubya.
His buddy, under some pressure, Tony Blair resigned. And now, Congress has defied his veto threat on the budget. I still wonder where this country would be if Gore was elected.

Just the Good ole' boys.
Is it just me? I really don't picture them Duke boys being all that internet savy.

What has this world come too?
OK, so last night there was a brawl at the Boston Pops Concert. You can see the video here. It gotta be Ben Folds fault . . . Of course it might have be a Yankee vs. Red Sox fan, but there were no Yankees Suck chants after that (you can hear those chant just about anywhere including ballet recitals, wedding, and first communion).

All is not kosher in the Earnhardt family.
Jr. is leaving. Kind of interesting, step mom vs. Dales Sr.'s kids . . .

Steve McNair.
Steve McNair was arrested yesterday for being a passenger in his car that his brother in law was driving drunk. He was immediately singed to a 2 year contract with the Bengals.

Seriouly, who drunk do you think McNair was?

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Wow, up 8 - 0 in the 9th, and Halladay was pitching for the Jays. Amazing. 4 in a row, and a sweep of Toronto. Our Mood: Feeling good!

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach and I met Superman

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye

No Plugs today.
You will get some tomorrow though!

Heroes.
Why anyone in the world would continue watching that crappy show 24, and not watch Heroes is beyond me. Idiots, watch it. And Sylar is one of my new favorite villians.

The Murk and Malach Show
Murk apologizes, he has gotten really busy this past month and not been able to update our podcast. Especially since our archive of past podcast in going crazy right now with people listening to it, our feed also has close to 80 subscribers. He is going to try to finish it up this week.

Another reason not to live in Kansas.
Tornados. Seriously, have you seen pictures or video of this destruction? It is absolutely amazing only 10 people were killed.

Now imagine.
You are the marketing department for a new energy drink, and you need to come up with a name. So the brain trust decides "Cocaine" would be a great name . . .

King Herod.
Perhaps the most famous person in the New Testament beyond Christ, St. Peter, Judas, and Mary. After all these years, they find his burial tomb. It will be very interesting to see what they pull out of it.

So you got this earache.
And you head to the Doctor's only to find 2 spiders, the size of pencil erasers in you ear. I got to give the kid credit he is taking it well. Although he did state he was kind of dissapointed the spiders did not turn him into Spiderman, cause if they did, he could make fortune.

Americans Love the Queen.
Epecially those of use like Malach who wonder how long she's got left to live, I really want to see Prince Charles as King. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Bye Bye Photobucket.
What's next for MySpace?

Phil Spector.
Demonic? NO WAY!

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day
What I'm saying is, if God wanted to send us a message, and ancient writings were the only way he could think of doing it, he could have done a better job. - Carl Sagan.

I am Malach and I let my knickers down

The Fool on a Hill

Plugs.
A few today. Let's start with the kids. My daughter has some new artwork up, man she is talented, she is going to blow aways her dad by the time she is 16. My son also has some new stuff up. His art is interesting, not the raw talent of the girl, but has some pretty awesome technical know how, loves to invent and experiment with media.

8 1/2 by Eleven 528 is also up, and Nillian is must less whiny in this one. Also something interesting to check out at The Deck of Many Things.

You are listening too . . .
The Fool on the Hill. This is not only from the album, but an acutually song from the Magical Mystery Tour Album. Also a request from my kids today. Out of the movie soundtrack perhaps the best song (although I am partial to I am the Walrus). Analyzing the album, it can be noted that without the addition of the second side, the previously released singles, this would not be a particualrly good album.

Fool shows a interesting depature toward some of their later softer music in the vein of Blackbird, Golden Slumbers, etc. Mainly written by McCartney, there are several thoughts about the songs influence. McCartney himseld stated: "'Fool On The Hill' was mine and I think I was writing about someone like the Maharishi. His detractors called him a fool. Because of his giggle he wasn't taken too seriously... I was sitting at the piano at my father's house in Liverpool hitting a D6th chord, and I made up 'Fool On The Hill'." McCartney's friend, Alistair Taylor recalls that him and McCartney were on Primrose Hill, debating the existence of God, and a strange man suddenly appeared walking with them, and then disappeared soon after not saying a word.

The song went through several incarnation, at first a McCartney Solo piece. Overddubs were added a few days later, and harmony vocals, creating almost a completely different song. The song sat around for about a month, and then the amazing flute trio was added, as well as a bassline.

The flutes were done by the brothers Christopher and Richard Talor and Jack Ellory. The main flute part is a three part harmony that gets that amazing sound. The song ends in a sort of abrupt way, which is intentional.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Well, Dice-K had his worst outing of the year, Papelbon and Okajima were not available, and they still squeaked out a win. As of right now they are up 1 - 0, Big Papi home run. Mood: It kind of weird, but this team has a Patriots vibe about them.

Joey's dream is one step closer to reality.
See you in 45 days, Paris.

Ahh the NRA.
Guys, you really need to focus in another direction, you sounding about as rediculous as PETA.

Hey, John Schneider.
Where's my cut? Ads for this aution were all over my site the past few days.

In Local News.
This was HUGE when I was in high school, very weird case. New Bedford has always had this strange little political machine, and if you were connected you could get away with a lot of stuff. Ponte has some of those connections. New Bedford also had a lot of secret mod connections also. It did not become the #1 Fishing port in the US by pure luck. Some more on this at WoW later in the week.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day.

I am Malach, and yes this is a fave of mine

Living is easy with eyes closed

No Plugs Today.
There will be quite a few tomorrow though.

Some more Beatles info.
After the release of Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles were basically exhausted physically and mentally. After a bit of a respite, they began recording for The Beatles (White Album) in May of 1968, 5 months after the release of Magical Mystery Tour. The Beatles was not released until almost exactly one year after Magical Mystery Tour, the longest amount of time ever between recordings. In that time a number of singles were released, but we will get into some of those after exploring Magical Mystery Tour.

During this period between albums several significant events occured. The Beatles went to India and explored Eastern thought, The Apple Boutique opened up as they expanded the Apple name and then promptly closed a year later in finacial ruin, Yellow Submarine the animated movie made it's premiere, Apple Records began releasing other bands music and began having hits, Cynthia Lennon sues John for divorce which he would grant three months later (he was already living with Yoko), Lennon and Ono are arrested for cannibus possession after a raid of their flat, and Hey Jude is released (a song by McCartney about Lennon's divorce).

I will get more into these events and The White Album looms, it's quite a ride.

Lock her up.
Oh Yeah, they will love Paris Hilton in Prison.

Stupid People are so adorable.
Shocking their ceiling didn't collapse.

No freaking way!
Someone wants to ban coolers at NASCAR events . . way to ostracize your longtime fans.

Hey Cash.
Ron Mexico runs a canine brothel. He raises your young for pooch on pooch violence.

Agreement?
Perhaps. What dissappoints me is there seems no commitment to exploring other forms of less polluting energy.

Another reason not to visit Mexico City.
It seems the crocodiles are also on the crime spree.

Spidey Villain Quiz.
Malach got 75%, which means he a geek.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Man, is Dice-K can get rid of the one bad inning . . won yesterday, tied right now, and Dice-K is out. Mood: Ok.

Malach's Quote of the Day
There are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers. - Ralph Ellison

I am Malach and I am more dangerous than sleepwalkers.